Throughout their career, Big Bang has received both praise and criticism.Timemagazine described them as one of the “most promising” South Korean acts to venture into Japan,while theKorea Timescalled them “the icons of Korean pop [music]”.Bill Lamb ofAbout.comalso list them as one of the “top 10 Asian boy bands”.Their contribution to their materials early in their career, most notably by G-Dragon, has garnered praises; singerBaek Jiyounghas state that she “like[s] idol singers if they are like Big Bang” (wiki)